All the Crooked Saints

from Yuki_Onna

Torn on this. I had heard a lot of good stuff about Maggie Stiefvater and I really wanted to like this. The synopsis sounded great, right up my alley: wonders, the desert setting, strange characters, weird occurences at night and more than a big dash of surrealism and magical realism. I saw the c...

from krau0098

I got this through the Amazon Vine program to review. I am a bit torn on this one. I generally am a big Stiefvater fan and, while this book was written in her trademark writing style, I had trouble staying interested in it. The book is about a family that can perform miracles, but really they can...

from Perednia

Being a saint isn't easy, as too many members of the Sorio family know. There's not only the granting of miracles, there's the aftermath when the recipient has to figure out what the miracle means and what to do for the second miracle to take place. Because it takes both miracles before a pilgrim...

from BillieBook

I was lucky enough to receive a manuscript from the publisher and all I will say is It. Is. Stunning.I stayed up way too late last night reading the whole thing and, in my opinion, it is Stiefvater's most lyrical, most magical, most mature novel. Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous.

from titania86

It's the 1960's and Bicho Raro, Colorado is the home of the Soria family, who perform miracles for visiting pilgrims seeking to solve their problems. The miracle process takes place in two steps and many pilgrims are stuck in between them, seeing no way to move on. The family has their own proble...